I'm an Official General Hospital Brand Ambassador...

I don't know if many of you know this about me, but I am in love with Jason Morgan!{GASP} If you don't know who he is, look on any Soap Opera Magazine and you will see my man!
He is one of my all time favorties on General Hospital, he's hot, dangerous, hot, compassionate, and did I mention that he is hot!
So I have been watching General Hospital for 17 years now- yes I know that would make me 14, well it wasn't my mom who watched soaps, it was actually my cousin. I used to babysit her kids and when she would come home we would watch General Hospital, I never missed a day, I used to have video tapes of the episodes of the ones that knew I would miss, THANK you for DVR! teehee;}
When I look back and remember when I first started watching, I thought that it was "real life," I used to think that somewhere in the worls there was really a Sonny, Jason, Sam, Carly, Liz, Emily, Luke, Laura etc. and dreamed that I would fit in there somewhere. Well little did I know that I would every week day- I am there sharing the experience with hundreds of thousands of other General Hospital fans. I know that there are some people out there who think that watching soaps is a waste of time; that is there opinion, just as I find Castle, Ugly Betty etc a waste of time. it is the same thing, I am watching mine Monday through Friday and they are watching their shows once a week- so who's to judge?
Anyway, I am so excited to tell you that I am an Official General Hospital Brand Ambassador!!! {i have never been an ambassador of anything-and am so excited!}

I love watching GH that it angers me when they leave me with a cliff hanger, well that it is all in the past because I am going to be giving you all some inside hints as what may be to come- Stay tuned until next time......

While you are waiting, I thought that I would let you all know that there is a General Hospital Sweepstakes being run on the Mom Central website. One lucky winner will be randomly selected to receive a trip to Los Angeles to visit the set of General Hospital and have a walk-on role! The sweepstakes is open until February 28th, here is the link to sign up for the sweepstakes: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22A5X5XEZD9
Good Luck, and if you or I win, see you on GH!!
If you are a long time fan but have missed and episode or two, or if you are wondering what the buzz is about, or just want to see my man check it out here: General Hospital then come back and let me know what you think, Sonny or Jason?
BTW: Sam, you and Jason look cute together on t.v. but we would look cute together in my world at parent teacher confrence, school, Chucky's basketball practice, ok anywhere in my world!!
I still love you though...

*DISCLOSURE*
I am a participant in a Mom Central campaign for ABC Daytime and will receive a tote bag or other General Hospital branded items to facilitate my review.
These opinions are my own, I did not write this post in order to receive branded items, I wrote my opinion, and others may have different opinion other than mine.

Dyson, or Diamonds?

Dyson or Diamonds?

That is the question being asked at 3 Kids & Us. Would you rather get diamonds a pretty gift that lasts forever, or a Dyson that you get more use out of EVERYDAY? I ♥ diamonds don't get me wrong- but I can't clean house with a diamond! For a chance to win a Dyson DC31 Handheld Vacuum, visit 3 Kids & Us.

WOWZERS....

Navel Gazing at it's Finest is having a $150 Valentine's Day Giveaway!
The prizes will include:
a) $50 GC to Dippidee
b) $50 GC to The Wild Grape Bistro
c) $50 GC to Sego Lily Spa

Yeah if you live in Utah, this ones for you- LUCKY ME, I live in Utah!!!
Contest ends Friday at Midnight, Mountain Time!

Grosgrain Fabulous...

Grosgrain Fabulous has got a really cool idea/giveaway going on right now, it is called "Only the Best of Etsy" how fun is that?

Etsy Feature....

Today is my second Etsy Feature. I hope that if you ♥ the shops that I am featuring, that you would leave a comment here and over at the featured Etsy Shop, they like to know that we ♥ what they do!!
I was going to do a feature everyday, but have decided to do it once a week because of health reasons.

Now on to the Etsy Feature:


                                           Sweet Tea Dresses

Spring is right around the corner.

I first came across Sweet Tea Dresses on Twitter. She makes some of the most beautiful dresses. I can see them being worn throughout the seasons. Without further a do I give you Tammy from Sweet Tea Dresses.

How long have you had your shop?
I started my Etsy shop last fall ... so not very long ago. I sell mostly to people locally, here in Baton Rouge and have dresses in a couple of shops here in town. A friend suggested that I set up an Etsy shop and here we are today! When we sell locally, we get to know the people that we sell to. That's a very nice aspect ... I'm pleased that Etsy offers the abiltiy to "convo" with buyers. That's an important part to me.

What inspires you?
Several years ago, I took a beginner's quilting class. I've always had a love of quilts and beautiful fabric. Because of the quilting background, I value good quality, techincally solid construction and beautiful fabric. When people look at the inside of my dresses, I've been told that the inside looks as good as the outside! This type of quality in children's clothing is not something that I see a lot out in the marketplace.

How do you choose the fabric that you use?
Do you have a favorite fabric/designer?
As for fabrics that are appealng to me ... I tend to like traditional little girls dresses that are somewhat conservative, but I really love some of the more contemporary fabrics too! I love many of the damask style prints, and am a big fan of toille! Currently, in my Etsy shop, I have several damask prints and one toile fabric! Here's a little inside secret ... I'm currently searching for spring and summer toille prints for the toille lovers out there!

What else should we know about you, your dresses and your shop?
Another love of mine, is vintgage linens. I've always had an affinity for pretty vintage pillowcases! Over the past few months, I've collected several dozen and am ready to start listing some of them on Etsy. One is currently listed, but in the next few days, I plan to list a few more! I will probably show the pillowcase on Etsy with a couple of sample vintage pillowcase dress pictures, but because these pillowcases are so valuable, and many times, one of a kind, I won't make the dress until the size is ordered! They're perfect for spring and summer and make great little dresses! But, they also make adorable shirts for older girls with capri's or jeans! I have to be honest though .... some of these pillowcases are very hard for me to part with! I love them all!

What's new, what's coming, what should we look out for?
As for other thinks to look for in the future ... I also have an affinnity for pretty aprons from designer fabric ... maybe in the future Mommie and Me designer fabric aprons!


Quilting and now dressmaking has brought great joy to me and I'm always so pleased to see that others enjoy the dresses too!

Tammy has so many other beautiful dresses in her Etsy shop, so go take a look you just might find the perfect Easter dress for your little girl!!

Wouldn't this be perfect for a Baptisim or Cristianing?

Thank you so much Tammy for sharing your beautiful dresses and shop with us!!


*I was not compensated in anyway for this post, I am just sharing my favorite shops.*